KING EIDER. 
162. Somateria spcctabiHs. 23 inches. 
This species is very different from any of the preceding, the 
crown being of an ashy blue, and the long scapulars black in 
place of the white of the others. It also has a broad Y-shaped 
mark on the throat and a black crescent between the eye and 
bill. Like all of the other Eiders the females are mottled 
brown and black, the different species being very difficult to 
separate. 
Nest.—These are usually a depression in the ground lined 
with the down from the breast, and contain from 6 to 10 
eggs of a greenish color (3.00 x 2.00). 
Range. —Northern North America, breeding along the coast 
of Siberia, Bering Sea and Arctic coast of America. 
SCOTER. 
163. Oidemia americana. 19 inches. 
Scoters or “ Coots,’ 7 as they are generally called, are Sea 
Ducks whose plumage is almost wholly black; base of the 
bill is yellow and orange. This species nest similar to the 
Eiders, concealing it under overhanging rocks or in tufts of 
grass. 6 to 10 eggs of a dull buff color (2.50 x 1.70). 
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